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Match the vocabulary words with the definitions on the right.

rank, alps, axis, craft, crank, lack, staff, cast

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A long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking.

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A bent piece of an axle, or shaft, or an arm attached at right angles to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a circular action to a wheel or other mechanical device and create power; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

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Plural form of alp.

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A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

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An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).